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(Repeats to more subscribers, no changes to text) By Julian Linden EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, Dec 1 (Reuters) - There are still nine weeks to go until the Super Bowl, the first to be played in the New York area, but already there is an air of resignation in the Big Apple. The 48th Super Bowl, scheduled for Feb. 2, 2014, might be the first to be played outdoors in a cold weather state, but it looks almost certain to continue the same pattern as all the others. The one common thread in each of the 47 previous Super Bowls was none of the teams that made it to the National Football League's showcase played home games on that field.

Washington Redskins left tackle Trent Williams said he got an earful from an on-field official Sunday, and he expressed his displeasure after his team's 24-16 loss to the Eagles inPhiladelphia. According to Williams, umpire Roy Ellison called him a "garbage-ass, disrespectful (bleep). " Other Redskins players backed Williams' account. "To me, this is a player's league," Williams said. "I just don't think there's no room for that, for you (to) have to take that from the (opposing)

Mark Wahlberg would like to make it known: He didn't intend to curse out Tom Cruise when he railed against comparing acting to military service Tuesday night. But he still thinks it's a dumb comparison to make. A Wrap story on the screening suggested that Wahlberg might have been coyly referring to a recent media dust-up over Cruise. But the “Planet of the Apes” star Wahlberg said Wednesday that he wasn't aware that the comparison was connected to Cruise, TMZ reports.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - World number one Tiger Woods will have to overcome the 'Curse of the Kids' if he is to challenge for the first prize of 848,930 euros ($1.14 million) at this week's Turkish Airlines Open. The 14-times major champion is back in action at the European Tour event in Antalya on the Mediterranean coast after taking a much-needed four-week break from competitive golf. Unfortunately, though, he picked up a bug from one of his children while he was away from the spotlight.

Earlier this week, we traded my wife's old sedan for the key to a brand new car. Literally. In the course of final negotiations with the salesman, I said I wanted a third key - we Zorns tend to be careless with our portable necessary items, and we've found it best to have extra car keys in the house for the inevitable emergencies. The days are almost gone when you can go to the hardware store and have the person at the counter cut you a duplicate. And here we were talking very fancy keys - minitransponders that unlock the doors when you approach and allow you to start the engine with the push of a button.

Dismal season The fact that the White Sox did not give their fans much to root for would be an understatement. Last year the team was in contention until the last week of the regular season. Understandably there was a lot of hope and renewed expectations at the beginning of the season. Alas, those hopes were belied throughout the season. What went wrong? How did the team fare so poorly just a year after being in contention? Could it be the age of the players, some of whom are well past their prime?

By Sruthi Gottipati NEW DELHI, Oct 7 (Reuters) - For two decades, Lalu Prasad Yadav was a giant on India's political stage. He ran a state of 100 million people, he took charge of the country's massive rail network and his party was a crucial prop for the shaky coalition government in New Delhi. Yadav managed all this despite a constant whiff of corruption around him. Indeed, he liked to thumb his nose at the law, riding triumphantly on the back of an elephant after a brief spell behind bars in 1997 as a crowd of admirers cheered.

MILWAUKEE -- After losing two consecutive one-run games at Pittsburgh, the Chicago Cubs will try to change their fortunes closer to home Monday night when they open a four-game series at Milwaukee. The Cubs are 20-31 in one-run games, and their 51 one-run games are tied with Miami for the most in the National League. Only the Chicago White Sox and Miami (32 each) have more losses in one-run games than the Cubs. Junior Lake, who is batting .333 on this trip, will play left field and bat sixth.

GULLANE, Scotland (Reuters) - Sunday morning hackers know the feeling well. You step on the first tee and duff your first shot out of bounds, then take another ball and do exactly the same. Scotland's Lloyd Saltman did just that at Muirfield on Thursday when he began his British Open challenge with a first-hole horror show which ended with an ugly quadruple-bogey eight. Saltman, who came though qualifying at nearby Musselburgh, rallied briefly but ended up carding an eight-over 79. "Once it starts moving on the wind here it's gone," Saltman told reporters.